A month after L.A. firestorms, vital questions still haunt Southern California
The first column of black smoke rose from the hills above Pacific Palisades just after 10 a.m. on Jan. 7. A fire in that ...
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall to the ground at the base of a tower.
Full coverage: Investigating the California wildfires of 2025
The Times investigates California's response to the devastating wildfires that burned across Los Angeles County in January.
Behind the arson arrests during the firestorm: Cases reveal L.A.’s burning problem
Authorities in L.A. County say the recent uptick in arson arrests was probably the result of increased public attention to ...
As fire season grows, California senators push for more year-round firefighters
After LA fires, Senate President Mike McGuire proposes full-time firefighters to replace the current seasonal workforce ...
After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month ...
The L.A. Fire Where Something Went Right
While some Angelenos cast around for someone to blame, a whole cooperative emergency-response system whirred to life.
The L.A. fire victims: Who they were
Friends and relatives remember the lives lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the most destructive fires in Los Angeles ...
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Trump’s Claim of Routing Water to Los Angeles Is Hogwash. It All Goes to Central Valley Megafarms.
The crux of this transport system is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a sensitive marshland region where two of the state’s ...
One Scene of Devastation, Evoking Another
Adam Nagourney, a former Los Angeles bureau chief, writes about the disasters that left scars on Los Angeles and New York ...
What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires
At least 29 people have died in the fires across the Los Angeles area. At least two of the people killed in the Southern ...
LA County Fire Captain talks about her "once-in-a-lifetime" Grammy experience
LA County Fire Captain Sheila Kelliher Berkoh announced the Album of the Year award for Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter." ...